pub
pub — noun
1. a place in the UK or Ireland where adults gather to drink beer, wine, or other a
a place in the UK or Ireland where adults gather to drink beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages, and often also order food
Trang and her friends met at the local pub after work on Friday.
collocation: at the pub
The old pub on the corner serves excellent fish and chips.
collocation: pub serves [food]
Isabela asked the bartender whether the pub offered any vegetarian dishes.
Most pubs in Britain have a beer garden where customers can sit outside.
Nikhil and his colleagues went to a country pub for their end-of-year dinner.
用法筆記
Pub is the usual word in British and Irish English for a place that serves alcoholic drinks. In American English, bar is more common. A pub often feels warmer and more focused on food and socialising than a regular bar.
常見錯誤
pub — abbreviation
1. written abbreviation for public, used in formal or official contexts before noun
written abbreviation for public, used in formal or official contexts before nouns such as library, health, or opinion
The pub. library in Eri's town opens at nine in the morning.
abbreviation: pub. = public
Access to pub. records is guaranteed under the Freedom of Information Act.
The Ministry of Health issued a pub. notice about the vaccine campaign.
Tyler checked the pub. transport schedule before leaving for the airport.
用法筆記
Usually written with a period (pub.) and found in official documents, citations, and notes rather than in everyday writing.
2. written abbreviation for publication, used in bibliographic references, catalogu
written abbreviation for publication, used in bibliographic references, catalogues, and formal lists of printed works
The findings were reported in Pub. No. 103 of the institute.
abbreviation: Pub. = Publication
A full list of recent pubs. is available on the university website.
The author cited three earlier pubs. in the introduction to her paper.
The library catalogue lists every pub. from the institute since 1990.
3. written abbreviation for publicity, used in business contexts, job titles, and i
written abbreviation for publicity, used in business contexts, job titles, and internal documents referring to public relations or promotional work
Romi is the manager of pub. relations for the company.
abbreviation: pub. = publicity
The pub. campaign generated a lot of interest in the new product.
Anong was hired to handle pub. for the annual charity concert.
The film studio spent millions on pub. before the summer release.
用法筆記
Most commonly seen in the phrase pub. relations (public relations). The abbreviation pub. for publicity is less frequent than the full form in everyday writing.
4. written abbreviation for published, publisher, or publishing, used in book citat
written abbreviation for published, publisher, or publishing, used in book citations, bibliographies, or on title pages to indicate who produced a work
The second edition was issued by Oxford University Press, pub. 2021, in hardcover.
abbreviation: pub. = published
The third edition, pub. by Cambridge, sold out within a month.
The title page shows the author, the book title, and the pub. date as 1989.
Mathieu found the publisher's name on the imprint page next to the pub. statement.
用法筆記
In bibliographic citations pub. can stand for three related words. Context makes the meaning clear: pub. 2023 means published in 2023, while pub. by Routledge means published by or publisher is Routledge.